Approvals Assistant Usecase Examples and Prompts
The following table lists some Financial Consolidation and Close Approvals Assistant example usecases and the corresponding prompts.
Table 12-5 Example Usecases and Prompts
| Intent | Example User Prompt | Workflow Behavior |
|---|---|---|
|
Retrieve all approval units |
Show all approvals for Actual FY25 Jan |
Retrieves all approval units for the provided Scenario, Year, and Period |
|
Retrieve my approval units |
Get my approvals for Actual FY25 Jan |
Retrieves approval units assigned to the current user |
|
Fetch approval unit details |
What is the approval status of C_150 for Actual FY25 Jan? |
Retrieves status, owner, alias, and sub-status for a specific approval unit |
|
View available actions |
What actions can I take on C_150 for Actual FY25 Jan? |
Retrieves actions available to the current user for the selected approval unit |
|
Perform single approval action |
Lock C_150 for Actual FY25 Jan |
Validates the approval unit, checks available actions, and performs the requested action |
|
Perform range-based approval action |
Apply approval action START for C_150 from Jan to Dec FY25 |
Executes an approval action across a period range, approval unit list, or phase list |
|
Check job status |
Check status of job 16 |
Retrieves execution status for a submitted approval job |
Note: In prompts, you can also use the member Alias name, which will be converted to the member name.
Example: Get available actions for Vision Canada, FY25 Actual Jan
POV Resolution Behavior
If you do not explicitly provide the Scenario, Year, or Period, the workflow resolves the missing values from the current POV.
Table 12-6 Approvals POV Resolution
| User Input | Missing Parameters | Resolution Behavior |
|---|---|---|
|
Show my approval units |
Scenario, Year, Period |
Use Scenario, Year, and Period from the current POV |
|
Show my approval units for Jan |
Scenario, Year |
Use Scenario and Year from current POV; use Period from user input |
|
Show approval status for C_150 in FY25 Jan |
Scenario |
Use Scenario from current POV; use Year and Period from user input |
|
Lock C_150 for Actual FY25 Jan |
None |
Use all values provided by the user |